How the Gospel Set Abigail Free

Thanks to you, a young woman’s life is filled with hope

You would never know it by her quiet, gentle demeanor, but Abigail’s life was haunted by darkness for many years. This 20-year-old woman suffered torment from Jinns—evil spirits in Islam—believed to have been passed to her by her grandfather.

These demons strangled her, left her in despair, and pushed her to the brink of taking her own life. Her family sold land and sought help from witch doctors and Islamic Sheikhs, but nothing worked. “My biggest desire was to be free from the spirits that tortured me. My life before turning to Christ was so hopeless,” Abigail recalls.

A new hunger

A couple of years ago, Abigail visited a friend in Sirari—a town in northern Tanzania near the border of Kenya. The friend invited her to a Bible League Bible study. There, she found the freedom she craved. As the group prayed for her, everything changed. “I felt something leave my body. Suddenly, I felt light and free,” she says. Abigail gave her life to Christ that day.

Her hunger for freedom became a hunger for God’s Word. This became an anchor for her new life in Jesus. The Bible study lessons fueled her faith. Abigail gushes, “I really enjoyed being part of the Bible study group as it was the source of my complete physical and spiritual transformation. The Word of God released me from the bondage of fear, sin, and evil spirits. It transformed me from a hopeless life to a hopeful situation.”

Choosing Jesus

After finishing her booklet, she received her first Bible. This is only possible because of friends like you. She beams, “I was so happy one day when our class leader gave me a Bible. I read my Bible every day. Your loving care has renewed my life by the grace of Jesus. There aren’t enough words to value your gift to me.”

At first, she struggled to tell people about her new faith. She notes, “However, since going through the Bible studies, I feel more confident and well-equipped with the right knowledge of the Gospel.” Even when her family struggled with her conversion from Islam, she stood strong in her new faith. Boldly, she declares, “I chose to put Jesus above all.”

Sharing her story

Today, as she looks around her community, Abigail sees the same hunger for the hope of the Gospel in the faces of others. Through Bible League’s ministry in Tanzania, 13,000 more people were reached with God’s Word in 2024 compared to the previous year. The hunger for the Gospel continues to grow.

Thanks to the Bibles and the training you provide, people like Abigail are finding the healing and freedom they so desperately craved. And they are spreading the Good News to others. Abigail explains, “Now, whenever people ask me about my old condition, I use the same opportunity to tell them about Jesus Christ who delivered me, saved me, and healed me completely.”